THE SCOTTISH VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOUNDATION C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive
SC102963 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-01-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-08
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    BARCLAY, Karin Maria appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-01-08
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2018-07-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-07-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-06-12
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2018-06-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dsl Business Finance Limited
  16. 2018-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-06
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    address · AD01
  18. 2017-11-01
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    change-of-name-community-interest-company
    change-of-name · CICCON
  19. 2017-11-01
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  20. 2017-10-05
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    CURRIE, Stuart resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-10-05
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    CURRIE, Stuart resigned
    director
  22. 2017-09-15
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    EDMISTON, Allan appointed
    director
  23. 2017-09-15
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, George appointed
    director
  24. 2010-06-15
    ➕
    CURRIE, Stuart appointed
    director
  25. 2009-12-10
    ➖
    DEWAR, Andrew Ferguson resigned
    director
  26. 2007-07-05
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Ronald John resigned
    director
  27. 2001-07-26
    ➕
    CURRIE, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-07-26
    ➖
    LOVE, Graham resigned
    secretary
  29. 1996-02-01
    ➖
    BAIN, George Smith Hendrie resigned
    secretary
  30. 1996-02-01
    ➕
    LOVE, Graham appointed
    secretary
  31. 1996-02-01
    ➖
    BAIN, George Smith Hendrie resigned
    director
  32. 1996-02-01
    ➖
    MCKECHNIE, George resigned
    director
  33. 1996-01-31
    ➕
    DEWAR, Andrew Ferguson appointed
    director
  34. 1996-01-31
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Ronald John appointed
    director
  35. 1993-03-23
    ➕
    BAIN, George Smith Hendrie appointed
    secretary
  36. 1993-03-23
    ➖
    RAFFERTY, John Alexander resigned
    secretary
  37. 1993-03-23
    ➕
    BAIN, George Smith Hendrie appointed
    director
  38. 1993-03-23
    ➖
    RAFFERTY, John Alexander resigned
    director
  39. 1987-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE SCOTTISH VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOUNDATION C.I.C.

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Edmiston
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/11/2017
Mr George Robertson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/11/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stuart Currieceased 05/10/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

St Philips School 10 Main Street
Plains
Airdrie
North Lanarkshire
ML6 7JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

BARCLAY, Karin Maria→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-08
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Active
EDMISTON, Allan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-09-15
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Active
ROBERTSON, George→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-09-15
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Active
BAIN, George Smith Hendrie→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-23 · resigned 1996-02-01
Resigned
CURRIE, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-26 · resigned 2017-10-05
Resigned
LOVE, Graham→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-01 · resigned 2001-07-26
Resigned
RAFFERTY, John Alexander→
secretary · resigned 1993-03-23
Resigned
BAIN, George Smith Hendrie→
director · ~91y · appointed 1993-03-23 · resigned 1996-02-01
Resigned
CURRIE, Stuart→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-06-15 · resigned 2017-10-05
Resigned
DEWAR, Andrew Ferguson→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-01-31 · resigned 2009-12-10
Resigned
MACDONALD, Ronald John→
director · ~84y · appointed 1996-01-31 · resigned 2007-07-05
Resigned
MCKECHNIE, George→
director · ~80y · resigned 1996-02-01
Resigned
RAFFERTY, John Alexander→
director · ~74y · resigned 1993-03-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Dsl Business Finance
Dsl Business Finance Limited
A registered charge—04/06/2018—
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Recent filings (112 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16